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Identify the organ circled in the image below. Note: you must include right or left as appropriate. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Right lung
The right lung occupies the right side of the thoracic cavity, is typically larger and divided into three lobes (superior, middle, inferior), and in the image the circled pulmonary tissue on the subject’s right side corresponds to the right lung.
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Identify the organ circled in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Small intestine
The small intestine appears as multiple long, coiled loops in the central abdomen (jejunum/ileum) and is the principal site for nutrient absorption - the coiled tubular structures circled are characteristic of the small intestine.
Identify the organ marked by an X in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Esophagus
The esophagus is the muscular alimentary tube that runs posterior to the trachea from the pharynx to the stomach; a tube positioned behind the heart/sternum on the model marked X corresponds to the esophagus.
Identify the structure circled in the image below. Fill in the blank
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Correct answer: Greater omentum
The circled tan, apron-like fold lying over the coils of intestine is the greater omentum, a fatty peritoneal fold that hangs from the greater curvature of the stomach and drapes over the small intestines (functions: fat storage, immune cell housing, and limiting spread of intraperitoneal infections).